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- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WONC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WONC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WONC Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "WONC, North Central's student-run radio station, is named best of the best | North Central College - Naperville, IL". northcentralcollege.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
- ↑ "John Drury High School Radio Awards - Recognizing broadcast excellence".